Author's Purpose Pie

Mrs. Ratcliff is a food critic who writes articles for the newspaper. Today is Saturday, though, she has the day off. A few hours earlier, she entered her cousin's wedding reception, and gasped when she laid her eyes upon the most beautiful wedding cake imaginable. When she finally tasted it, she was speechless for a moment. It tasted even better than it looked! She returned to her car and grabbed a notebook. When she returned to the reception, she scribbled every detail she could think of about how the cake looked, smelled, and tasted. She couldn't wait to write an article about this wedding cake and share its stunning beauty with her readers! Which of the following most likely describes Mrs. Ratcliff's purpose for writing the newspaper article?

• to entertain her readers with a story about the wedding cake

• to persuade her readers to visit the bakery where this cake was made

• to explain how the maker made this cake

• to describe the cake to her readers using vivid details and imagery

What does the 'p' in 'pi' stand for when considering author's purpose?

• Persuasive

• Inform

• Explain

• Entertain

What does it mean when an author is trying to inform the reader?

• Describe using the five senses

• Explain the steps to something

• Entertain with a fictional story

• Give information about a topic

What is the purpose of the 'entertain' slice of the author's purpose pie?

• Describe using the five senses

• Tell a fun fictional or non-fictional story

• Explain the steps to something

• Give information about a topic

What type of writing requires the author to give steps to something?

• Entertain with a fictional story

• Give information about a topic

• Explain the steps to something

• Describe using the five senses

What are the 5 main purposes authors' write? (PIE'ED)

• to persuade, involve, explain, entertain, and describe

• to persuade, inform, entertain, explain, and describe

• to predict, inform, entertain, elaborate, and detail

• to proclaim, invent, entertain, explain, and description

What is the Author's Purpose of the text below

Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 and died in 1790. He is well-known for his many inventions, including bifocal glasses, a type of wood-burning stove, and the lightning rod.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Describe

The author wants the reader to create a picture of a person, place or a thing by using their five senses

• inform

• describe

• persuade

• explain

The author wants to give the reader something to enjoy reading 

• entertain

• describe

• bias

• explain 

The author wants to give the reader factual information 

• perspective 

• persuade 

• inform 

• describe